angiotensin
/ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/
"angiotensin" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“angiotensin” is uncommon English (frequency #54,614 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,614
- frequency rank, English
- 3,931
- “A” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
Corpus desk
Index EN-angiotensin · angiotensin · English
angiotensin · rank #54,614 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #54,614
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,931
- PHOTO-FINISH Anatolian
Nearest frequency peer: Anatolian (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “angiotensin”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- amplitudes
amplitudes
45,390 corpus weight
- Anatole
Anatole
45,389 corpus weight
- Anatolian
Anatolian
45,388 corpus weight
- angiotensin
angiotensin
45,387 corpus weight
- Anhui
Anhui
45,385 corpus weight
- antenatal
antenatal
45,384 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “angiotensin” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | angiotensin |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #54,614 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “angiotensin” in English
Rare enough to double-check
angiotensin is uncommon English at frequency #54,614 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ænd͡ʒɪəʊˈtɛnsɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for angiotensin, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From angio- + (hyper)tens(ion) + -in. Compare also the morphologic parallels of vasopressin. The correct English form is angiotensin, spelled A-N-G-I-O-T-E-N-S-I-N.
Definition
- 1Any of several polypeptides that narrow blood vessels and thus regulate arterial pressure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how angiotensin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
2001: In addition to stimulating the srteries to constrict, angiotensin also acts on the kidneys to suppress urine production, and acts on the brain to stimulate thirst and drinking behaviour. — Leslie Iversen, Drugs: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford 2001, p. 43)
Etymology
From angio- + (hyper)tens(ion) + -in. Compare also the morphologic parallels of vasopressin.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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